Giuditta 15

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Ut autem audierunt hi, qui in tabernaculis erant, obstu puerunt superquod factum erat.	1 On hearing what had happened, those still in their tents were amazed,
2 Et incidit in illos timor et tremor, et non erat homo, quimaneret contra faciem proximi sui adhuc, sed effusi simul fugiebant in omnemviam campi et montanae.	2 and overcome with fear and trembling. No one kept ranks any longer; they scattered in all directions, and fled along every road, both through the valley and in the mountains.
3 Et, qui castra collocaverant in montana circaBetuliam, in fugam conversi sunt. Et tunc filii Israel, omnis vir bellatoreorum, diffusi sunt in illos.	3 Those also who were stationed in the mountain district around Bethulia took to flight. Then all the Israelite warriors overwhelmed them.
4 Et misit Ozias Betomesthaim et Bemen et Chobamet Cholam in omnem finem Israel, qui renuntiarent de his rebus, quae consummataerant, et ut omnes in hostes effunderentur in interfectionem eorum.	4 Uzziah sent messengers to Betomasthaim, to Choba and Kona, and to the whole country of Israel to report what had happened, that all might fall upon the enemy and destroy them.
5 Ut autemaudierunt filii Israel, omnes simul irruerunt in illos et concidebant illosusque Chobam. Similiter autem et, qui in Ierusalem erant, advenerunt ex omnimontana; renuntiata enim sunt illis, quae facta sunt in castris inimicorumillorum. Et qui in Galaad et qui in Galilaea erant, persecuti sunt illos etpercusserunt eos plaga magna, donec transirent Damascum et terminos eorum.	5 On hearing this, all the Israelites, with one accord, attacked them and cut them down as far as Choba. Even those from Jerusalem and the rest of the mountain region took part in this, for they too had been notified of the happenings in the camp of their enemies. The Gileadites and the Galileans struck the enemy's flanks with great slaughter, even beyond Damascus and its territory.
6 Reliqui autem, qui inhabitabant Betuliam, irruerunt in castra Assyriae etexspoliaverunt eos et locupletati sunt valde.	6 The remaining inhabitants of Bethulia swept down on the camp of the Assyrians, plundered it, and acquired great riches.
7 Filii autem Israel regressi acaede dominati sunt reliquiis; et vici et villae in montana et in campestrimulta spolia possederunt; multitudo enim magna erat.	7 The Israelites who returned from the slaughter took possession of what was left, till the towns and villages in the mountains and on the plain were crammed with the enormous quantity of booty they had seized.
8 Et venit Ioachim sacerdos magnus et seniores filiorum Israel, qui inhabitabantIerusalem, ut viderent bona, quae fecit Dominus Israel, et ut viderent Iudith etloquerentur cum illa in pace.	8 The high priest Joakim and the elders of the Israelites, who dwelt in Jerusalem, came to see for themselves the good things that the Lord had done for Israel, and to meet and congratulate Judith.
9 Et, ut exiit ad illos Iudith, benedixerunt simuleam omnes et dixerunt ad illam: “ Tu exaltatio Ierusalem, tu gloria magnaIsrael, tu laus magna generis nostri.	9 When they had visited her, all with one accord blessed her, saying: "You are the glory of Jerusalem, the surpassing joy of Israel; You are the splendid boast of our people.
10 Fecisti omnia haec in manu tua, fecistibona cum Israel, et complacuit in illis Deus. Benedicta esto tu, mulier, apudDeum omnipotentem in aeternum tempus ”. Et dixit omnis populus: “ Fiat,fiat! ”.	10 With your own hand you have done all this; You have done good to Israel, and God is pleased with what you have wrought. May you be blessed by the Lord Almighty forever and ever!" And all the people answered, "Amen!"
11 Et exspoliavit populus castra per dies triginta, et dederunt Iudithtabernaculum Holofernis et omne argentum et lectus et vasa et omnem apparatumillius. Et accipiens illa imposuit in mulas et iunxit currus suos et congessitilla in ipsis.	11 For thirty days the whole populace plundered the camp, giving Judith the tent of Holofernes, with all his silver, his couches, his dishes, and all his furniture, which she accepted. She harnessed her mules, hitched her wagons to them, and loaded these things on them.
12 Et concurrit omnis mulier Israel, ut videret eam, etbenedixerunt eam et fecerunt ei chorum de se. Et accepit thyrsos in manibus suiset dedit mulieribus, quae secum erant.	12 All the women of Israel gathered to see her; and they blessed her and performed a dance in her honor. She took branches in her hands and distributed them to the women around her,
13 Et coronatae sunt oliva, ipsa et quaecum illa erant. Et antecessit omni populo in chorea dux omnium mulierum, etsequebatur omnis vir Israel armatus, cum coronis et hymnis in ore ipsorum.	13 and she and the other women crowned themselves with garlands of olive leaves. At the head of all the people, she led the women in the dance, while the men of Israel followed in their armor, wearing garlands and singing hymns.
14 Etexordiebatur Iudith confessionem hanc in omni Israel, et acclamabat omnispopulus laudationem hanc Domini.	14 Judith led all Israel in this song of thanksgiving, and the people swelled this hymn of praise: